This 1988 LP was a comeback of sorts for the Canadian singer-poet who had brought us classics like "Suzanne," "Sisters of Mercy," and "Famous Blue Raincoat." It debuted a plethora of equally enduring material—including "Tower of Song," "I Can't Forget," "Ain't No Cure for Love," and the title track.

"What seemingly appeals to such a wide variety of musicians is Cohen's eye for poetic detail, his cutting barbs and his finely crafted melodies, which meld folk with ethnic musics—traits all in evidence on I'm Your Man, Cohen's first major-label album in nearly a decade and a beguiling return to form."—Rolling Stone

"A stunningly sophisticated leap into modern musical textures, I'm Your Man re-establishes Leonard Cohen's mastery. Against a backdrop of keyboards and propulsive rhythms, Cohen surveys the global landscape with a precise, unflinching eye: the opening 'First We Take Manhattan' is an ominous fantasy of commercial success bundled in crypto-fascist imagery, while the remarkable 'Everybody Knows' is a cynical catalog of the land mines littering the surface of love in the age of AIDS."—All Music Guide